Lets face it: 3DS is Wii U's worst enemy

[zorg1000]

KungKras said:

zorg1000 said:

KungKras said:

curl-6 said:
The problem is that the 3DS offers a cheap alternative to the Wii U.
Their games are too similar, so people get a 3DS to scratch their Nintendo itch and ignore Wii U.

If that is the case, then why isn't the market data supporting it?

Noone can point to any cannibalization between the handhelds and consoles. You people are just applying pseudo-reasoning while ignoring data.

What data proves 3DS isnt affecting Wii U sales?

The 3DS graph is completely unafected by launch of the Wii U. If they were competing, even by a little, you would see the 3DS shrinking when the Wii U was growing.

im pretty sure thats not how things work, its not like there is a predetermined amount of people who will buy Nintendo devices each week and when one goes up, the other drops.

What the op means is that Wii U & 3DS are aimed at the same demographics, some will buy one, some will buy the other and some will buy both. The problem is unlike Wii & DS, which each had many games and features not found on the other, Wii U & 3DS are extremely similar in terms of software and features. 3DS has a huge advantage in price and amount of big games available so more people are choosing it over Wii U.